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Directed by [[Ann Parnell-McGarry]]  
 
Directed by [[Ann Parnell-McGarry]]  
  
Performances: Sun 4th – Sat 10th February [[1979]], [[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]]
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Performances: Sun 4th – Sat 10th November [[1979]], [[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]]
  
  
 
== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
  
Text about the play
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I Am a Camera is a 1951 Broadway play inspired by Christopher Isherwood's novel Goodbye to Berlin which is part of The Berlin Stories. The title is a quote taken from the novel's first page ("I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.").
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The play and film in turn went on to inspire the musical Cabaret by [[John Kander and Fred Ebb|John Kander and Fred Ebb]].
  
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
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*Production Assistant - [[Cicely Turner]]
 
*Production Assistant - [[Cicely Turner]]
 
*Stage Manager - [[Kris Swarbrick]]
 
*Stage Manager - [[Kris Swarbrick]]
*Assisted by - [[Jim Doyle]], [[Sally Hebbard]]
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*Assisted by - [[Jim Doyle]], [[Sally Hebberd]]
 
*Lighting - [[Peter Boon]]
 
*Lighting - [[Peter Boon]]
 
*Sound - [[Gordon Scott]]
 
*Sound - [[Gordon Scott]]
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*Set Construction - [[David Maitland]]
 
*Set Construction - [[David Maitland]]
 
*Wardrobe - [[Cheryl Webb]]
 
*Wardrobe - [[Cheryl Webb]]
*Props - [[Matthew Lyne]], [[Elaine Lampard]]
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*Props - [[Matthew Lyne]], [[Elaine Lampard]], [[Gillian Holmes]]
 
*Prompter - [[Karen Green]]
 
*Prompter - [[Karen Green]]
 
*Dresser - [[Sylvia Rowe]]
 
*Dresser - [[Sylvia Rowe]]
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery caption="Photos by Malcolm Johnson" widths="250px" heights="250px" perrow="5">
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Image:Camera001.jpg
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== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
 
== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
Have there been other SLT productions of this play?  Link to them here.
 
  
Or add anything that is related ''within this site''.  The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.
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*[[Cabaret (1996)]]
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*[[I am a Camera (2016)]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 12:15, 15 June 2016

Poster by Poster Designer

by John Van Druten and Christopher Isherwood

Directed by Ann Parnell-McGarry

Performances: Sun 4th – Sat 10th November 1979, Main Stage


Introduction

I Am a Camera is a 1951 Broadway play inspired by Christopher Isherwood's novel Goodbye to Berlin which is part of The Berlin Stories. The title is a quote taken from the novel's first page ("I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.").

The play and film in turn went on to inspire the musical Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Cast

Crew

Reviews

Some review quotes go here


Gallery

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

See Also

References

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External Links